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PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
 Shameless
By Chris Philips,
Managing Editor
A truck driver was killed at the Port of Long Beach on September 16th when he was apparently run over by a trailer he had recently unlatched from a tractor.
Long Beach Port Police officers responded to a report of an industrial accident at 700 Pier A Way. Upon their arrival, the officers say, they found the victim down on the asphalt next to a trailer and about 30 feet behind a 2009 Sterling 3-axle tractor.
The Long Beach Fire Department also responded and pronounced the victim dead ….MORE
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 Alaska, DOJ End Exxon Valdez Litigation |
On Oct. 15, the US and Alaska governments dropped their remaining legal claims against Exxon Mobil Corp regarding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, saying wildlife affected by the disaster have sufficiently recovered. (Read full article) |
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Grays Harbor Approves CNG Facility |
At an Oct. 13 meeting, the Port of Grays Harbor Commission approved a ten-year lease for 4.3 acres with Xpress Natural Gas LLC, paving the way for the port to eventually become landlord to a $3 million compressed natural gas facility. (Read full article) |
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POLA Greenlights Waterfront Promenade |
| By Mark Edward Nero
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved the design contract for the future Wilmington Waterfront Promenade by unanimously approving Boston-based design firm Sasaki Associates, Inc. to conduct engineering, architectural and landscaping design services for the $52.7 million project. (Read full article) |
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USCG Removes Fuel from Derelict Tug |
| By Mark Edward Nero
The US Coast Guard, Washington State Department of Ecology and Global Diving & Salvage removed petroleum products from the tug Vigorous at Ballard Oil Co. in the Lake Washington Ship Canal on Oct. 13 after the derelict vessel was thought to be in danger of sinking. (Read full article) |
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